Senior Virtualization Engineer leading various infrastructure projects in VMware. Collaborate with teams to ensure optimal performance with a focus on best practices in virtualization.
Responsibilities
Supports the ongoing maintenance, both proactive and reactive, of our VMware environment.
Supports our Storage Area Network and Network Attached Storage solutions across multiple sites.
Performs regular software patching across the VMware solution environment.
Performs capacity planning and manages the hardware and software lifecycle of the VMware environment.
Maintains and provisions the VMware Horizon VDI environment.
Works with the network team to ensure that the NSX solution conforms to best practices.
Works with the security team to ensure that patches, firewall policies, host settings, and isolation policies meet our business security requirements.
Collaborates with consumers of the virtualization platform, including Windows, Linux, and app-dev teams to ensure the performance required is delivered.
Acts as a technical lead, project manager, and level 3 engineer, seeing projects from inception to completion while adhering to BC/DR best practices.
Identifies automation opportunities and implements accordingly.
Builds extensive documentation both for new and existing solutions.
Identifies new solutions and/or designs to improve/streamline the environment and/or which provide direct benefits to the business.
Requirements
Experience and proficiency with VMware vSphere 6.x-7.x.
Experience and proficiency with vRealize Suite products (vROPS, vRLI, etc).
Experience and proficiency with VMware NSX-T 3.x.
Experience and proficiency with HPE Servers and HPE OneView.
Experience with VMware Horizon 7.x-8.x.
Experience with VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.x
Experience with Veeam Backup & Replication 9.x-11.x.
Proficiency in PowerCLI and/or other scripting languages.
Strong troubleshooting skills.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
Project Management skills and capable of leading meetings.
5 or more years supporting VMware environments.
Proficiency with core networking concepts and ability to troubleshoot network connectivity issues.
Flexibility to work after-hours as needed and to be a part of an on-call rotation.
Must be able to work on-site when needed at our Chicago office and/or regional datacenters.
VCP (or higher) preferred.
Benefits
Full benefits package, including Paid Time Off (PTO), medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, robust EAP, wellness program, and much more
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